How scarce is the Ferozepore HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Ferozepore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.

When was COV-2571 posted?

COV-2571 is dated 1 April 1850, within the recorded period of use of Ferozepore HG 4 (1850).

COV-2571

1 April 1850 Ferozepore HG 4 Cover

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1 April 1850 Ferozepore HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-2571 — front

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Date

1 April 1850

Description

Postal cover from ferozepore (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 April 1850. Note: Military handover point – Receiving House (?). Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Ferozepore

7 marks

7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ferozepore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Ferozepore pre stamp cover

COV-2571 is a Ferozepore pre stamp cover of 1 April 1850 bearing the Ferozepore HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ferozepore postal history — the office known today as Firozpur, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from ferozepore (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 April 1850. Note: Military handover point – Receiving House (?). Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2571 is recorded (front); the Ferozepore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1850.

Questions about COV-2571

What is COV-2571?: COV-2571 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ferozepore, Punjab of 1 April 1850, bearing the Ferozepore HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from ferozepore (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 1 April 1850. Note: Military handover point – Receiving House (?). Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Ferozepore HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ferozepore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.
When was COV-2571 posted?: COV-2571 is dated 1 April 1850, within the recorded period of use of Ferozepore HG 4 (1850).

About this record

This 1 April 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ferozepore HG 4 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.